The caretakers

Eliza Maxwell

Book - 2020

"Filmmaker Tessa Shepherd helped free a man she believed was wrongly imprisoned for murder. When he kills again, Tessa's life is upended. She's reeling with guilt, her reputation destroyed. Worse, Tessa's mother has unexpectedly passed away and her sister, Margot, turns on her after tensions from their past escalate. Hounded by a bullying press, Tessa needs an escape. That's when she learns of a strange inheritance bequeathed by her mother: a derelict and isolated estate known as Fallbrook. It seems like the perfect refuge. A crumbling monument to a gruesome history, the mansion has been abandoned by all but two elderly sisters retained as caretakers. They are also guardians of all its mysteries. As the house starts... revealing its dark secrets, Tessa must face her fears and right the wrongs of her past to save herself and her relationship with Margot. But nothing and no one at Fallbrook are what they seem."--Provided by publisher.

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Subjects
Genres
Suspense fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
Psychological fiction
Published
Seattle : Lake Union Publishing [2020]
Language
English
Main Author
Eliza Maxwell (author)
Physical Description
306 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781542044578
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Documentary filmmaker Tessa Shepherd, the protagonist of this haunting thriller from Maxwell (The Widow's Watcher), succeeds in getting convicted murderer Oliver Barlow released from prison after 14 years by exposing that the Bonham, N.Y., police used tainted evidence at Oliver's trial. More than a year later, Oliver posts a video in which he notifies Bonham police chief Lloyd Winters that he has murdered Lloyd's daughter, who has gone missing, in retaliation for Lloyd's mishandling of his case. When the press goes after Tessa for helping Oliver, she's reminded of a traumatic childhood incident involving her twin sister, from whom she's been estranged ever since. Tessa retreats to Fallbrook, a rundown estate she unexpectedly inherits. Once there, Tessa becomes fascinated by the story of the Cooke family, former residents who were all murdered. The tension builds as Oliver, who has eluded the police, threatens to come after Tessa. The secrets that slowly emerge about Tessa, the Cookes, and the two elderly caretakers now tending Fallbrook will keep readers turning the pages. Suspense fans will be satisfied. (Apr.)

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